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							                              Application form for TAIEX Study Visit
    Project title: Study Visit on GMO- organization of control system, sampling, detection, placing on the
    market

     N.B.: only type-written and fully completed applications will be accepted

     Beneficiary country:                                                    Croatia
     Beneficiary Ministry/Service:                                           Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
     Date of submission:                                                     24 July 2008.
     Objective of the Study Visit:

     Objective of the study visit is to approach the broad EU legislative procedures to the Croatian officials in order to
     adapt the Croatian legislation to the EU and help with the implementation. Objective of the sudy visit is related to
     organization of the inspection system, sampling methods and procedures, detection and interpretation of the results,
     etc.




1. Authorisation from Hierarchy (Head of EU integration department or technical dept.)
Title1:                                                                    Ms
First name:                                                                Nenad
Surname:                                                                   Lamer
Function:                                                                  Director
Office Tel.:                                                               +38514607 23
Office Fax:                                                                +38514607631
E-mail:                                                                    nenad.lamer@mzss.hr
Date of consultation:
Supporting comments:




Signature (if applicable):


                                               Please complete and return to:

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  Personal data contained in this document will be processed in accordance with the privacy statement of the TAIEX instrument
(See http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/privacystatement) and in compliance with the Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001.

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                       European Commission , Institution Building unit (TAIEX)
                                  Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels
                        Fax: +32-2-296 76 94 E-mail: elarg-taiex@ec.europa.eu


                                                   2. Study Visit Content

a) What will be the task of the host institution concerned?
   Legislation              Implementation                       Institutional development


b) EU legislation concerned (please give reference to regulations, directives etc.) and chapter
of the Acquis and details of provisions for discussion

CELEX N°/Natural number:                                             1829/2003, 1830/2003,65/2004, 641/2004
Type of legislation:                                                 Regulation
Screening chapter:                                                   Chapter 12-Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy


c) Outline of your current situation concerning the EU legislation indicated and mention any
recent developments that may be relevant in this regard (e.g. give details of the stage of
preparation of the legislation, outline the timetable for the adoption of the legislation etc.)
 -GM food and feed is regulated by the GMO Act (OG 70/2005) and the Food Act (OG 46/2007) as well as through the
following subordinate legislation:
- Ordinance on the conditions to be fulfilled by laboratories for testing, control and monitoring of GMOs and products
containing GMOs (OG 98/04);
- Ordinance on the content and method of keeping the Register of GMOs and the method of calculating printout costs
(NN 125/07);
- Ordinance on the content and scope of the risk assessment for placing on the market GMOs or products containing
and/or consisting of or derived from GMOs, the risk assessment methodology and the requirements to be met by legal
persons carrying out risk assessment (NN 39/08).
- Regulation on the threshold for genetically modified organisms in products below which such products need not be
labelled as products containing genetically modified organisms when placed on the market (in publication procedure);
- Ordinance on the content of the application and dossier for the placing on the market of GMOs or products containing
and/or consisting of or derived from GMOs and on the requirements for the labelling and packaging of GMOs or
products containing and/or consisting of or derived from GMOs (in publication procedure);
- Ordinance on the requirements and procedure for granting authorisation for the placing on the market of GM food ad
GM feed (in publication procedure).



d) Is there any planned or currently running PHARE/CARDS/TWINNING or other project
that is dealing with the issues covered by the request?                                    Yes             No
If yes, please indicate details:




e) Draft programme for the study visit:

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Please list in detail the issues you would like to discuss with the experts of the Member State administration, such as
implementing regulations, infrastructure, strategies, training and any other elements of relevance:
Aim of this study visit is introduction with UK GMO inspection and detection system. Croatia is working to set-up the
system which will be in line with the EU. Thus, in order to make effective system Croatia would like to learn from the
experience of the EU. Special attention should be put on organization of the inspection, sampling methods, detection,
interpretation of the results, public information, monitoring,waste treatment, handling requests for permits and
approvals of different GMO use, etc.




                                                  3. Logistical aspects

a) Is there a Member State administration/organisation that you wish to visit?
(this information is mandatory for applicants from beneficiary Member States)
Preferred Country (choice cannot always be guaranteed)                 United Kingdom


Hosting Member State Authority/Institution (if known)                  DEFRA


Do you know the person from whom you wish to receive expertise?
Title:
First Name:
Surname:
Ministry or Institution:
Department:
Function:
Office address (street/number/office number)
Post code:
City:
Office Tel:
Office Fax:
E-mail:


Have you had previous contact with your selected host Institution/Organisation/Expert?                             Yes    No

b) Preferred date of the Study Visit (indicate week number and proposed duration of the visit)
Year:                                                                 2008
Calendar week:                                                        45.
Duration (maximum 5 working days):                                    5 days


c) Language knowledge (please state the language(s) and indicate your level of competence)
1st language: English                                                       Very Good           Good               Fair    Poor


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2nd language:                                                                 Very Good             Good               Fair        Poor
3rd language:                                                                 Very Good             Good               Fair        Poor


d) Transport and accommodation preferences
We would like to travel by:                        Plane              Train                  Other                  Please select one option
We would like TAIEX to book a hotel: :                 Yes             No



                                                    4. List of Participants
                                                          (3 participants maximum)

Data received from you is to be used for the organisation of TAIEX events only, and for no other purpose unless stated. You are entitled to have
your data deleted or removed from our database at any time.


1. Details of the applicant acting as main co-ordinator requesting the Study visit
Title (Mr., Mrs.)2:                                                        Ms
First Name:                                                                Marina
Surname:                                                                   Kovac
Ministry or Institution:                                                   Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Department:                                                                Directorate for Sanitary Inspection, Department for GMO
                                                                           Control
Function:                                                                  Sanitary Inspector
Office address (street/number/office number):                              Ksaver 200a
Post code:                                                                 10000
City:                                                                      Zagreb
Office Tel:                                                                +38514607643
Office Fax:                                                                +38514698377
Email:                                                                     marina.kovac@mzss.hr
Will you also participate to the Study Visit?                                   Yes            No


2. Details of the person(s) participating in the Study visit
a)
Title (Mr., Mrs.) :                                                     Ms
First Name:                                                             Valentina
Surname:                                                                Zoretic-Rubes
Ministry or Institution:                                                Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Department:                                                             Directorate for Sanitary Inspection, Department for GMO
                                                                        Control
Function:                                                               Head of Department
Office address (street/number/office number):                           Ksaver 200a


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  Personal data contained in this document will be processed in accordance with the privacy statement of the TAIEX instrument
(See http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/privacystatement) and in compliance with the Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001.

                        Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels - Belgium - Office: CHAR 03/149
                                            Telephone: switchboard +32-2-296 73 07 Fax: +32-2-296 76 94
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Post code:                                                            10000
City:                                                                 Zagreb
Office Tel:                                                           +3851496108
Office Fax:                                                           +38514698377
E-Mail:                                                               valentina.zoretic-rubes@mzss.hr

b)
Title (Mr., Mrs.) :                                                   Mr
First Name:                                                           Bojan
Surname:                                                              Vidovic
Ministry or Institution:                                              Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Department:                                                           Service for Administrative and Legal Affairs , Department for
                                                                      Administrative and Legal Affairs and Expert Assistance
Function:                                                             Senior Legal Adviser
Office address (street/number/office number):                         Ksaver 200a
Post code:                                                            10000
City:                                                                 Zagreb
Office Tel:                                                           +38514607644
Office Fax:                                                           +38514607631
E-Mail:                                                               bojan.vidovic@mzss.hr

c)
Title (Mr., Mrs.) :                                                   Ms
First Name:                                                           Jelena
Surname:                                                              Zafran-Novak
Ministry or Institution:                                              Croatian National Institute of Public Health
Department:                                                           Department for GMO Detection
Function:                                                             Analyst
Office address (street/number/office number):                         Rockefellerova 7
Post code:                                                            10000
City:                                                                 Zagreb
Office Tel:                                                           +38514863207
Office Fax:                                                           +38514683907
E-Mail:                                                               j.zafran-novak@hzjz.hr




                       Please note: The information contained in this form will be made available
                            on-line to the Mission and the Embassy of your country in Brussels.


        All applications received directly from the Western Balkans' administrations will be forwarded to the EU



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Delegation in the country concerned, and in the case of Kosovo(UNSCR1244) to the EC-Liaison Office, for a
                                                  preliminary evaluation.




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